PUSHPAGIRI, INDIA, May 24, 2003: Head of Pushpagiri Peedam, His Holiness Vidya Nrusimha Bharathi Swami, has been working to spread Vedic dharma, moral values and virtues in the people of Andhra Pradesh. The Pushpagiri Mahasamsthanam has now constructed the Pushpagiri Mutt (monastery) at Tirumala on a piece of land given by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam at Medarmetta, Ring Road, for the convenience of devotees for performing marriages, upanayanams (sacred thread ceremony) and other religious functions, and including accommodation. This mutt was inaugurated by His Holiness Sri Madabhi Navoddanda Sri Nrusimha Bharathi Swamiji. The Pushpagiri Mutt is also planning to take up construction of similar mutts for the convenience of devotees at Sri Kalahasti, Sri Gyana Saraswathi Temple, Basar, Sri Thiruchanur Alamelumangapuram and Tenali within the next one year. Besides these projects, reconstruction and modernization will be undertaken at Pushpagiri, the abode of Pushpagiri Peedam in Cuddapah district.
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